linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] x86/irq: update first_system_vector only when X86_LOCAL

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Date:	Sun, 13 Mar 2016 15:41:10 +0800
From:	Jianyu Zhan <nasa4836@...il.com>
To:	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Cc:	mingo@...hat.com, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Aravind.Gopalakrishnan@....com, brgerst@...il.com, bp@...e.de,
	feng.wu@...el.com, jiang.liu@...ux.intel.com,
	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>, dvlasenk@...hat.com,
	penberg@...helsinki.fi, Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@...il.com>,
	andi@...stfloor.org, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
	ajm@....com, Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>,
	Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@...il.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] x86/irq: update first_system_vector only when
 X86_LOCAL_PIC is on

On Sun, Mar 13, 2016 at 3:25 PM, Jianyu Zhan <nasa4836@...il.com> wrote:
> My purpose of posting this patch set is trying to make the system vector layout
> reveal this fact.
>
> we have SMP system vector defined first( these may rely on or not rely
> on CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC),
>
> then comes the CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC dependent vector definition.
>
> then comes the rest vector definition that not only depends on
> CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC, but
> also others(like MCE, virtualization).
>
> Among these stands out IRQ_WORK,   which neither depends on SMP nor
> CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC.
>

My wording is incorrect,  should be like this:

The new system vector layout:

First, two special vector:  spurious and error.

Second, we have SMP system vector defined first( these implicitly
reply on CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC),

Third, comes the CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC dependent vector definition,
but not necessary
SMP dependent.( Among these stands out IRQ_WORK,   which neither
depends on SMP nor
CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC.)

Finally,  comes the rest vector definition that not only depends on
CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC, but
also others(like MCE, virtualization).





Regards,
Jianyu Zhan